This text provides information for devising and maintaining a healthy eating plan. There are practical activities, and the text is in an easy-to-use format in order to be accessible to students with different learning techniques. In order to be relevant to students from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, the text contains examples of foods from across the ethnic spectrum, and it also assesses the health risks associated with particular ethnic groups. It also stresses the importance of an active lifestyle in the maintenance of good health.